Acronyms
AGT
advanced gas turbine
Ah
ampere hour
ANL
Argonne National Laboratory
BIW
body-in-white
CIDI
compression ignition direct injection
CO
carbon monoxide
CO2
carbon dioxide
CRADA
cooperative research and development agreement
DIATA
direct injection, aluminum, through-bolt assembly
DISI
direct injection spark ignited
DME
dimethyl ether
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
EE
electrical and electronic power conversion devices team
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
FMVSS
federal motor vehicle safety standards
FRP
glass fiber-reinforced plastic composite material
GDI
gasoline direct injection
GM
General Motors Corporation
GrFRP
graphite fiber-reinforced plastic composite material
HEV
hybrid electric vehicle
HVAC
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
kWh
kilowatt hour
LANL
Los Alamos National Laboratory
LEV
low-emission vehicle
LLNL
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
NOx
nitrogen oxides
NRC
National Research Council
NVH
noise, vibration, and harshness
ONR
Office of Naval Research
ORNL
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
PEBB
power electronic building block
PEM
proton exchange membrane
PEMFC
proton exchange membrane fuel cell
PNGV
Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles
PNL
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
ppm
parts per million
PrOx
preferential oxidation
R&D
research and development
SNL
Sandia National Laboratory
SWRI
Southwest Research Institute
ULEV
ultra-low emission vehicle
USABC
United States Advanced Battery Consortium
USCAR
United States Council for Automotive Research
4SDI
four-stroke direct injection